The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
AFRAID FOR HER CROWN.
Queen Kapiolani Hears Some Bad News
from Hawaii.
From the Mo,u York Star.

queen AdplOlanl hearS some BAD news
from Hawaii.
From the Ne1p York Star
Queen Kapiolani is excited. Her majesty
was busy yesterday pouring over a big
package of letters and papers received by
the last mail from Honolulu, and the news
contained in those missives is of such grave
import that the Queen is deeply moved. The
large official letters with the imperial seal
were read again and again by her majesty,
and the nervous manner, quickened breath
! ing and flashing eyes plainly indicated that
the Queen of Hawaii was greatly aroused
over the latest startling intelligence from
| the islands.
The Chinese are creating disturbance in
Hawaii on account of the Chinese restriction
act and the opium prohibition law, and the
| IL, 900 CeleStials in the islands are loud in
their complaints about this legislation which
| is injuring their interests. The powerful
Chinese empire will only vince when the
| United States enforces its restriction act,
but when a tiny kingdom like Hawaii at
| tempts to follow in the same path then the
ruler of the Flowery Kingdom desires to
know the reason why Cinnamon are pre-
vented from landing at Honolulu and wants
the answer quickly There are many rich
Chinese merchants in Hawaii and they all
are engaged more or less in the trade in
| opium and in immigration. There are thou
sands engaged in the traffic, and their pros
perity is imperiled by these new-fangled
royal laws which affect their purses.
| Mr.. Yung Tang was recently convicted of
having opium in his possession at Honolulu,
and was fined 81 900 and sentenced to inn
prisonment for two years. He has appealed
| to the Kanaka Supreme Court and the case
involves the constitutionahty of the opium
| law The Chinese are SO aroused over all
these matters that they have held secret
meetings on the islands and have decided to
come out in open insurrection against the
royal authority. They claim that the Ha-
waiian government. while publicly pretend
ing to enforce the opium prohibition law, is
secretly receiving large sums of money from
a favored few for opium licenses One resi-
| dent of Oahu has made $4,000 within the
past year by reason of having secured a
private license or, rather, promise that be
would not be molested in his opium traffic.
The Chinese laborers on the sugar planta-
lions will pay almost any price for their ia
vorite drug, but Chinese merchants are
prevented from dealing in 1t.
So great has become the discomfort of the
| Cinnamon that they have recently caused to
be printed large number of flaming post
| ers, setting forth that $4,000 reward is of
fered for the head of King Kalakua. Capt.
Mccullough, of the brig W. G. Irwin, which
recently arrived at San Francisco direct
| from the Hawaiian capital, stated that the
streets were filled with excited Cinnamon
and the walls were covered with these blood
thirsty posters. Capt. Cousins, of the Con
suelo who came in later, corroborates the
statement, and adds that if the Chinese had
a leader of courage no doubt a terrible mas
| sacre would occur Sea captains in New
| York who have been in the Honolulu trade
say that if the angry Chinese want the
Kings head there will be no hesitancy
about taking it, because the lawless element
almost all over the islands is very strong and
| defiant
The good Queen Kapiolani, thousands of
miles away from home, is greatly distress
over this startling intelligence. 1t would
seem that the presence of Maj. Gen. John O.
Dominis. of the royal Hawaiian army, was
needed without delay in Honolulu. The
| standing army of the kingdom is now 402
well-armed soldiers and 67 officers The
general, however, says that he will not re-
turn until the European trip is finished. He
takes the cool and courageous view of the
situation that the authorities in Hawaii are
able to suppress any outbreak among the
Chinese. But the tender-hearted Queen is
unable to conceal her fear for the safety of
her royal spouse at home. Gen. Dominis,
being a native of New York State, natu-
| rally looks on the bright side of things and
will calmly await further news from the
seat of the disturbance. The open bribery
| question, however, is assuming an import
ance in Honolulu which causes many Ha-
waiians to fear an outbreak in the near fu-
ture. In case of the death of King Kale-
kaua, his sister, the Princes Liliuokalani,
would ascend the throne, as Queen Kapio-
lani is only a queen by marriage and would
be retired OF course, when her Highness
Liliuokalani assumes the reigns of govern
ment, then her husband, Gen. Dominis,
would become king. 1t is enough to make
one dizzy to think of the ex-Alderman of
the Third ward of Syracuse as welding a
| royal sceptre in the kingdom of Hawaii.
| But this is not all which troubles the good
| Queen. The japanese have been sending
over laborers until they have about $500 at
work on the rice and sugar plantations
| japanese never emigrated in considerable
numbers to any other spot on the globe.
| They are a peculiar people, jealous, sensitive
and exclusive, and were only induced to go
| to Hawaii by pledges from the Minister of
| Foreign Affairs that they should have pro-
| lection and be allowed to go home at the
close of their contract; but when they were
ready to return they found that they were
not allowed to go. They also claim that
| their pay has not been according to the
| terms and that some of their men have been
put into jail on frivolous charges. Anyhow,
| they are angry, very angry, and have APP
pealed to the Mikado for relief As japan
| has several OF the most powerful armored
ships afioat it is feared that there is an omi-
nous cloud lowering over the Hawaiian
| horizon The Portuguese are making a
| howl, also. There are Ii, 900 of them on the
islands, and every one of them looks like a
cutthroat OF the most dangerous character.
They were imported under contract with an
ocean transportation company and are the
most desperate fellows which King Luis |.
had in his dommions.
In addition to all these race troubles, the
native clement and the English element and
| part Of the American colony are in a state
Of upheayal, and a very dangerous under
current of rebellion is gaining strength from
day to day. A reporter dropped into Con
| sui General Aliens Office at No. 81 Leonard
street yesterday and the first newspaper
handed him was the Hdcdiidn Gazette
of the latest date. One issue contains these
sentiments:
1.-THE Hawaiian Embassy at New Zealand
is bringing disgrace upon the islands. 1t is
high time that an end should be put to the
vagaries of the present government and
that Hawaii be placed on the plane she
ought to occupy. A gin-swilling and bride
taking government ought to cease TO repre-
sent Hawaii before the world. There is nc
political nor commercial necessity calling
for any expenditure for her majesty's triL
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